Global Reporting Initiative 2000 (G1) Guideline:
At the end of the 1990s, discussions were taking place about how to solve an important problem while there were a number of internationally widely accepted guidelines for the reporting of financial performance of organizations, this was not at all the case for economic, environmental and social aspects. Different organizations in different contexts proposed different measuring systems and guidelines to do this, normally focusing on particular economic, environmental or social issues.
From this initiative the first version of the Global Reporting Initiative guidelines was launched in 2000. This was only possible because of the engagement and efforts of a large number of individuals and organizations
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In support of the revisions process, GRI undertook a structured feedback process that gathered input on the guidelines from 31 companies. Recognising the intense debate around assurance of reports, GRI established a verification working group as a forum for discussing how verification should be addressed in the GRI framework and, more broadly, in the continuing evolution of reporting on economic, environmental, and social performance worldwide. The different aspect of G-2000 GRI guidelines is discussed in table 4.1, table 4.2 and figure …show more content…
Profile of Reporting Organisation Overview of the reporting organisation and scope of the report to provide a context for understanding and evaluating information in subsequent sections.
Executive Summary and Key Indicators A balanced overview of the report’s contents. An executive summary is a succinct overview of the GRI report. Two principles guide the content specified below: 1) the need for a reporter to communicate most effectively with its stakeholders and 2) the need for users of reports to assess the performance of an organisation both over time and in comparison with other organisations.
Vision and Strategy The reporting organisation’s vision and a discussion of how that vision integrates economic, environmental, and social performance
Policies, Organisation management systems An overview of its governance structure and the management systems that are in and management systems place to implement its vision. A discussion of stakeholder engagement • Management Systems • Stakeholder Relationships • Management Systems • Stakeholder
In this assignment, I will be evaluating how appropriate business information is for John Lewis which is used to make strategic decisions. One piece of business information used by John Lewis is its annual reports which displays their sales performance during the financial year. They also included other written information on their reports such as investments for the future, how they manage their responsibilities and methods in which they maintain customer satisfaction. (http://www.johnlewispartnership.co.uk/content/dam/cws/pdfs/financials/annual%20reports/JLP-annual-report-and-accounts-2014.pdf).
The analysis will determine how the organization will enhance their responsiveness of leadership will affect the relationship with society. The analysis will determine the health of the organization through the triple bottom line of: people, planet, profit. An implementation of a strategic plan will be devised to practice corporate social responsibility that will enhance the relationship between the organization and stakeholders. An evaluation of policies and practices will determine the impact they may have on internal and external stakeholders’ operations of responsibility. Analysis of Issues Personnel
D2-Evaluate the effectiveness of business information and its communication as key contributor to the success of an organisation The business information has been effective as the key contributor to the success of Marks and Spencer’s because the morning briefing sheets which are used to inform the employees/ staff at the beginning of each shift about the targets they have for each day and what the employees must do in order to achieve those targets by the end of the day. The briefing sheets will also consist of details of the number of orders needed to be shipped out and by when. The morning briefing will be supervised by the department manager or a team leader. Also, the use of KPI (Key Performance Indicator) has been a very important key contributor to the success.
We monitor our operations constantly to ensure that we are successfully achieving our stated aims and objectives. We do this through a robust monthly reporting structure, six monthly internal audits and a phased external independent audit process. In addition to this, we seek Service Users’ views through telephone questionnaires, anonymised annual surveys and a regular programme of Service
Problem: A big problem that I have with my communication skills is misunderstanding certain conversations or text messages. For example, when my boyfriend and I are talking, I tend to talk much more than he does, which in return gives me mix signals and I think something is wrong. This happens with my family too, we will be having a conversation and I might say something really long and then they reply with “okay” or “yeah”. I then over analyze the situation and all together misunderstand what is being said to me.
I am currently working for the drug and alcohol service Blenheim CDP, as part of the Insight team, volunteering in a multicultural and busy area of London. I work independently and as a team to support individuals and their families with issues caused by substance misuse. I provide screening, assessments, risk assessments; implementing, monitoring and reviewing SMART care plans. I build therapeutic relationships while maintaining professional boundaries with clients to deliver tailor-made packages of care using a strengths-based approach. I create supportive solutions by listening to their needs and looking further than their health requirements, working holistically to assist them with wider issues, such as employment, mental health and housing.
These disclosures generally suggest that the corporation’s reports were audited and that the statements conformed to the appropriate legislations and standards (Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd 2013, 166). In relation to social and environment disclosure that is not regulated, the corporation has referred to appropriate initiatives like the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) (Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd 2013, 164). Its corporate governance disclosures covered mainly on the internal business control such as the structure and role of the board of directors, remuneration, responsible and ethical decision-making, integrity in financial reporting, recognising and managing risk, and disclosure and the rights of shareholders (Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd 2013,
Oxfam Strengths Determining the strengths and weaknesses of Oxfam requires that you evaluate the global impact and outcomes of the organizations programs. Non-government organizations (NGOs) work locally and internationally and receive millions and I am sure billions of dollars in donations to improve the conditions for the poor and underserved. Currently, Oxfam is comprised of 17 organizations in approximately 94 countries (Oxfam GB, 2015).
The management report is designed to enable customers to understand the conclusions and recommendations quickly without taking much time in reading. On the other hand, components of report includes five major elements below: 1- Prefatory Information, which includes transmittal paper, page title, Authorization report, executive summary and table of contents 2- Introduction, which includes problem statement that is a brief explanation of issues that need to be discussed such as research purposes.
This report will analyze the company's profits, number of employees, countries of operations, and products or services
The second category is that of customer satisfaction. One group of stakeholders that are critically determine the success of a company are the customers. Therefore, the company’s balanced scorecard should have means to assess the satisfaction of the customers. The first of such measurements would be comparing the number of positive feedback from the customers to that of negative feedback from the customers (Greathouse). The company ought to have a policy whereby the customers are prodded to evaluate the services they receive from the company.
Having different accounting standards in the world is a problem for multinational public limited companies and investors in order to be able to compare and evaluate financial statements (Doupnik & Perera, 2009). Due to the economic and financial scandals and meltdown in recent years, the pressure has been increased on some countries such as United States. Therefore, it must eliminate the gap between the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). The world of accounting diversity will have consequences on such changes, and the standard convergence of US GAAP with International Financial Reporting Standards also largely affect corporate management, investment, stock market, accounting personnel and accounting standard setters. In addition, the convergence of accounting standards will change the approach for international accounting harmonization to CPA and CFO, it affects the quality of international accounting quality standards and the effort made toward GAAP and IFRS convergence
Thus, instead of focus on short-term profit maximizing or costs saving, firms should be stakeholder-oriented. A firm which is stakeholder-oriented focuses on the need of their stakeholder such as employees, customers, society and others who have a direct economic link to the firm (Habil, n.d.). Businesses that are socially responsible will avoid actions that may cause detrimental to stakeholders. They have greater concern on stakeholder well –being. A firm that decided to ignore the social issues may results in a loss of strategic opportunities ('Shareholder value or social responsiblity?', 2007).
Various users like the management, employees, shareholders, creditors, investors and customers use a strategic report internally and externally.
The organization I chose to observe, and interview three people at is called Shorty’s Lunch, my family’s business. It is a small restaurant located in Washington, PA that has been around for over eighty years. The people I chose to observe, and interview were; Steve the owner, Leslie the head waitress, and John the general manager. Steve the owner of the restaurant has worked there since he was around sixteen years old.